New sexism?: Readers’ responses to the use of irony in men’s magazines

Journalism Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 539-549

  Benwell, Bethan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audience response; Irony; Lad mags; Masculinity; Sexism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006668561     PISSN: 1461670X     EISSN: 14699699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616700701411797     Document Type: Article

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